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Course Description

This course will cover laboratory techniques for gaining a basic understanding of the physiology of fishes. Students will use a hands-on approach to investigate theoretical concepts and will gain experience using a variety of standard experimental techniques relating to fish physiology.

Additional Requirements for Graduate Students:
Graduate students will be required to complete a written report of the final experiment they ran in class.

Athena Title

Fish Physiology Lab

Prerequisite

FISH(ECOL)(MARS)(WILD) 4300/6300

Corequisite

FISH 4500/6500

Semester Course Offered

Offered fall

Grading System

A - F (Traditional)

Student learning Outcomes

Students will compose hypotheses to investigate scientific questions.
Students will design and carry out experiments to test hypotheses.
Students will use statistics to analyze and interpret results.
Students will evaluate and discuss primary literature.
Students will develop oral presentation skills.

Topical Outline

Introduction
Anatomy
Research Article Discussion
Anesthesia
Swimming Performance
Reproduction
Metabolism
Aquatic Toxicology
Keeping Fish Alive
Project: Intro & Setup
Project: data collection
Project: analysis & presentation design
Project: final presentation

Institutional Competencies Learning Outcomes

Analytical Thinking

The ability to reason, interpret, analyze, and solve problems from a wide array of authentic contexts.

Critical Thinking

The ability to pursue and comprehensively evaluate information before accepting or establishing a conclusion, decision, or action.

Syllabus

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